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The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-05
Secretary Bayard's Unpoptlarity.

Secretary Bayard's Unpopularity.
The Tribune.
Secretary Bayard has managed to max
,''uselt thoroughly dl>lik, by nearly eve
ne nt his forner associates in the Srua,
u 'ides t. high 4 hplsr,th'y sty. III j. liz
.ty amounts in tnelr eyes t. ruieness. II
mpatience when listening To their rsq lssr
snouuis to childish petulaucs. H.. hss ~
single friend in the,sena,e. Eslt,n.d ex
sept Senator Gray, perhaps, tholgh lie ae
more the part of a convenient mo piece Toi
che Secretary thar that Of his gse-A rhs,.
.re three or four Senators on the ID mocrat /,
81 10 OF the chamber who nevel visit til
State Department. They declarJ they wi
uot expose themselves to the suhbs of th
secretary. They asked for favors once auo
theg wilt never do it again. They make II.
secret Of their hostility toward MI. Btyaid
This is the reason why the amendment D. O.
Jused by Mr.. German to the Edmuuds-Fry,
Retaliation bill found so few supp Irters-
,nly six on the Da nOcratc side. Il WI
known that Mr.. German represented til,
views ef the administration. Had any othri
Secretary of State suffered defeat as hum
lating as that just referred to at the hand,
# his own party associates, he would hav,
peen Laughed out of court and Off SO. Bl
lnder this administration, "rIdicul0vs in it,
inery and drunk On hunbug," such thing
cease to surprise people. Think for on,
moment of NJ Bayard being compelled to
.-k man like Gomtn, who whatever hi
qualifications as a politician may be,
reither speaker nor lawyer. to represeu
che administration in a great debate lik
m the fisheries rrouble. The bill whiol
should have been au administration measure
,r a measure at least in which the friends
he administration took the initiation, was
pushed through the Senate by the enere,
tud under the leadership of two Republ ..
,aus, Messrs. Ednuuds aud Frye. Morgan.
whose strong point is generally coud ,idered
TO be diplomacy, coutemptunusly answered
when asked whether he knew the views a.
the State Depa tment regarding certar.
amendments he wished to offer that he VIA
'ot in the b hit of a,king auyb ,dy's opin.
on, least Of all that of the State D Bartmenr
u questions ending before the s nte
throughout the debate, and ever siucs he
iecame Secretary of State III fact, this un
'opularity of Mr.. Bayard's among his ow,
patty associates aud friends has acted like d
lead weight in every one OF his undertak
lngs.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-05

with the fabled ph9uix byiug thus as elos
as is customary in myths.
o! course the fact that "The Star of Betl
lehaul" appeai ed in Cas,i,pml in 1879 is II
evidence that it will appear in that eonst,lla
ton ia 1887, even il it appears at all, whic
is At least proolemaJical. Though, ss T.
tins, there is no doubt that astronomers al
and for some time haye been on the look on
Tor it tn appear. The change of position OF
a constellation rs large as Cass'ope wolIt
MT be sufficient, howe er, in th rec hundred
years to cause very much variation.
The main arguments supposi"g this COZ :
stellation to be identical with the Star o.
Bethlehem are as summGaup by the Herald
az follows -
SIN the fist place, stars VIII oh appear ant
disappear suddenly, as the Tychu Brahe sta
did, aud as the Bethlehem star is said I,
have done, are not variable stars, or star
with period. They cnnst tute isolated anc
unusual appearances, without recurrence
Next, there are no variable stars of so great
a leriod as hree hundred aud fifteen years
Further, there are no meaus of deter mini
the identity in origin of two stellar out
breaks, with sufficient period between
even when the sec 'nd star appears IN tn,
same part Of the heavens az the fist; tn,
Que may be millions uf miles more distan,
from us than the other. 1t would requiIt
great nicely of spectrum analysis and juds.
ment of parallax To justify a conclusion or
any sort Finally, there is no proof, that
star of any kind, rom meteor to comet.
has Justified, even for two successive ap-
pearances, the alleged period of three hu, :
ired and fifteen years.
So that t" predict the return of b dy un
Ter tLese circumstances is like d,elarir.
that this year either new star wi burst
forth or coules will make its appearanD,
for the first time. The particulars furnish,
by our article thus supply the materials 70
~ interesting study in the domain . trad.
rional AID popular science
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-05
Upon the River.

The patrons Of the river route to Philadel.
phia will be delighted TO know that the
steamer Wilmington will formally open the
season to-day Saturday, February 9th.
The Wilmington has been radically over
hauled aud re-buInshed during the past few
weeks aud passengers will be as cosy and as
comfortable ia her steam-heated saloons az
at homo. The affsble aud accommodating
Captain Bloomsbury will give practical di.
rections to the general management and Mr..
William jackson will steady the helm,
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-05
Not ANY Cleveland in 1888.

New York World tDem,l
The fact is that Mr. Cleveland is to-da,
much weaker in this State than he was VIII n
he lost $50, 900 or more Democratic votes il,
1884. Neither the Irish voters, nor the large
Labor element, nor the party workers aud
leaders are any better disposed towards him
than they then were. On the contrary, tht
number of the dlscontented has largely in.
creased.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-05
Where Washington Might Have
ri a the st. Albans Messenger.


An elderly gentleman who delights in cal
culations contributes this "If the immortal
George Washington, when he was 4s years
Of age, had stepped into railroad Office and
pawned his little hatchet for ticket to the
planet Mars, he would, at the rate of fifty
miles an hour, have arrived there this year, "
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-02-04
MinnesOta News.

There were LOTS births and 800 deaths in
Otter Tail county in 1886.
A religious revival is in progress in the
Methodist church at Waseca.
Ed. Clover has been sent to Saltwater for
1S months, for killing Scott Justice, at East
st. Cloud.
"Bobby" Adams has been convicted at
Chicago, of the Minneapolis postage stamp
robbery.
A special meeting of the Holstein-
Friesian Breeders association Of Minnesota
will be held at Albert Lea, February2.
The Omaha branch between Pipestone and
Heron Lake had not been open for two
weeks Oh the Goth, owing to the snow.
Thos. Cowing, a pioneer settler of Douglas
county, died at Alexandria on the 18th.
His age was rs. He is survived by seven
children.
Congressman Milo White, has presented to
congress the petition Of Thomas Simpson
aud 211 other citizens of Minnesota praying
for the passage of the educational BILL
Senator Mcmillan has had $4,000 added
to the civil appropriation bill for the OK
tension of the officers quarters and barracks
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-02-04
Hunger the Best Sauce.

81 seldom talk about the War;" said
the Union soldier, s.but l think about
it sometimes. Whenever I look out of
the window and see old Kennesaw Mount
ain l think of the best dinner ever ate.
For months and months we had been
living on bareback and sow-belly.
About the time we reached Marietta a
crowd of us came upon an old, deserted
house and found some Irish potatoes
and onions. We stewed the potatoes
and Toasted. Never since have tasted
such a dinner. Ten thousand times
have thought of it. l think of it every
time see specially fine spread. For
twenty years 1 have been haunted by
the memory of that dinner, where Irish
potatoes took the place of bareback and
fat meat. '-Atlanta Constitution.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-02-04

lands purchased by him in New Zealand be-
fore that government obtained sovereignty
over that country. The resolution reported
by Hoar was taken up, instructing the com
mittee on privileges and elections to investi-
Of Washington county, Tex, as to their be.
ing driven from their homes, compelled to
abandon their property, and deprived of the
right of suffrage in that county. After a
long discussion the resolution was adopted
by vote of 81 to 26. The agricultural ex;
detrimental station bill was taken up, and
Mr.. Hawley proposed substitute which
was ordered printed. The railroad attorney
bill was taken up, but an executive session
interviewed, and it went over
HoUsE-The Senate fisheries bill was re-
ported and referred to the committee on
foreign relations with leave to report at
any time. In committee of the whole on
the river and harbor bill, Mr.. Nelson, Mimi,
offered substitute for the whole bill: That
the sum of s., 500, 900 is hereby appropriated
out Of any money in the treasury, not
otherwise appropriated, which may be ex-
pended by board of engineers, consisting
of the chief of engineers and the four
engineers now senior in the service, either
for the repair, preservation, construction or
completion Of such public improvements of
rivers and harbors as shall in their judg-
ment afford practical and important
facilities by water Of interstate commerce.
This brought on a debate bordering on the
acrimonious, Hepburn, Iowa, GTosvener,
Ohio, charging trick, Nelson and Gilfillan'
Mimi, and La Toilette, Wis, sharply
replying The committee agreed to the
Nelson substitute, yeas 140 nays 70, and it
was reported to the House. The substitute
was rejected by the House, yeas 46, nays
49, The original bill was then ordered en-
crossed and read the third time; yeas 143,
nays 81, and the previous question ordered
on the final passage of the bill.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-02-04
ct Fort Smelling. The measure is supported
by the entire Minnesota delegation in con-

ct Fort Smelling. The measure is supported
by the entire Minnesota delegation in con-
gress. #j{ =
The Austin State bank has begun bust
ness at Austin, Mower Co., with paid up
capital Of $25, 900, with the following officers
President, G. II. Davidson, of Austin; vice
president, J. B. Emerson, Of La Crosse
cashier, +. E. Shepard, of Chatfield: direct
ors, g. Schlender, r. E. Shepard, N. Kings
ley, j. b. Emerson, G. II. Davidson.
Ascend Wabasha man, has died from in
jury received at the Nelson railroad crossing,
when five men were hurt by their sleigh be-
Ing struck by Burlington train. A third
will die.
Olmsted County proposes to have new
jail the present year at a cost of $2O,OOO A
committee has inspected the best of such in
stitutions In the state, and the Rochester
building will be modelled after the Fergus
Falls prison, and contain sixteen cells.
The House committee on commerce has
reported favorably on the bill Of Congress
man Nelson authorizing the Duluth &
Manitoba railroad to build bridge across
the Red River Of the North at point on
the boundary line between the counties of
Polk and Marshall and the county of Grand
Forks, Oak.
dov Fitz Hugh Lee of Virginia and sew
eral gentlemen from that State and Mary
land arrived at st. Paul on Sunday, and
were given a cordial welcome 10y P. Fl.
Kelley, Gov. McGill, and other citizens. The
object of their. visit is said to be real estate
inspection and Investment A banquet was
given the distinguished party at the Ryan
Monday evening.
Five residents of Wabasha, Mimi, who
mad been to Alma, Wis, on the Goth, to at
homeward in a sleigh, were struck by a
train of the Burlington road, mile south
of Nelson. The driver saw the train
coming but thought he would be able to
cross ahead of it. The engine struck the
sleigh squarely, demolishing it and throw
age ~, engineer on steamboat was killed.
The others were more or less injured The
horses were killed.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-02-04

successor until they reach a stage at which
my assent is required by the Berlin treaty.
The task undertaken by my government II
Egypt hos not yet been accomplished, but 8
an assurance Of external and internal tran
guilty. Operations in Burmah have been
conducted with bravery and skill for Che
purpose of extirpating the brigandage
winch has grown during recent wears Of
mlsg9vernment. The bands Of maraudera
by whom Upper Burmah has long been in
tested have been despursed. Many of the
leaders have laid down their arms and
entertain confident hope that the penernl
pacitlcation Of the country will be effected
during the present season. Commercial
treaGies have been concluded with Greece
and ROumania.
"The condition of Ireland still REQUIRES
your anxious attention. Grave crimes in
that country have happily been rarer in the
last few months than during the similar
period Of the preceding year, but the re-
of the land, which in the early autumn ex.
hlblted signs of improvements, have since
been seriously disturbed in some districts
by organized attempts to incite the better
class to combine against the fulfillment of
their legal obligations. The efforts of the
seriously impeded by the difficulties incident
to the method at present prescribed by
statue for dealing with such offenses.
Your early attention will be called to bro
posals for the reform of legal procedure
which seem necessary to secure prompt
and efficient administration of the criminal
law.
"Bills for the improvement of local gov
eminent in England and Scotland will be
laid before you. Should the circumstances
render it possible, they will be followed bv
a measure dealing with the same subject in
Ireland A bill for improving and cheapen-
ing the process of private bill legislation for
England, Scotland and Ireland will be sub
mitted. You will be asked to consider
measures having for their subject the re-
voval OF hindrances which exist to the cheap
and rapid transfer of land" to facilitate the
provision OF allotments for small householder
and to provide for the steadier sale of glebe
lands. The commission which / issued in
1885 to inquire into the lamentable depres-
sion under which trade and agriculture have
been suffering for many years have present.
cd valuable report, which with important
evidence collected, will be laid before YOU.
IA bill for altering the mode of levying
tlthes in England and Wales will be sub
mitted. With regard to Scotland, you will
be asked to consider measures for the re-
form OF the universities, for completing the
recent legislation as to the powers of the Sec
rotary OF Scotland and for amending the
procedure of the criminal courts. Measures
dealing with the regulation of railway rates
and preventing the fraudulent use Of mer-
chandise marks will be brought under your
consideration.
''In the performance of these and all your
moulentous duties | earnestly pray that the
blessing of Almighty God may attend your
labOrs."
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-02-04
Wednesday, Jan, ~.

SENArE-Mr. Cullom gave notice that on
Feb. 9, he would ask the action of the Sen
ate on the death of Gen. Logan. Mr.. Sher-
man presented memorial from Grand
Forks, Oak, chamber of Commerce praying
for speedy ratification of the treaty of the
United States Indian Commission with the
Red Lake Indians of Minnesota. The de-
pendent soldiers pension bill was passed
without division. The agricultural expert
mental station bill passed. The river and
harbor bill was received from the House and
referred to the commerce committee.
HoUsE-The river and harbor bill passed,
without debate or change, yeas 154, nays a.
Mr.. Hammond presented the adverse repor
of the judiciary committee on the joint
resolution providing for the election of
United States Senators by the people. The
District of Columbia cable railroad bill was
taken up, but the opposition forced an adj
journment, which was taken to II a. NJ.
tomorrow, thus continuing the legislative
day, with the bill before the House.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-02-04
WISCONSIN,.

Louis Brown, a prominent man of Med
ford, Wis, committed suicide by taking a
dose of poison, on the 2Sth
In the Sth district, the majority for H. H.
Price for tn short term in Congress is 1909;
Nils T: Haugen for the long term has 1853
plurality
At Milwaukee, Jan. %, James Foley,
twenty-five years of age, of Brainerd Mimi,
was crushed to death by cars in the yards of
the Chicago & Northwestern railroad. He
was unmarried and the accident was due to
his own carelessness.
The Wisconsin state board Of Corrections
and Charities have elected the following Off
GERS for the current year:
President E. o. Holden, of Sank: vice
president, j. 5. Meyers, of Dane; secretary,
ex-officio A. o. Wright, of Madison.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-02-04
Saturday, Jan. 20.

SENATE-The bill for the protection and
the preservation of the Yellowstone Park
was considered, and in the course of the
discussion Mr. Vest read letter from Chief
Justice Waite, saying that he had read the
bill and 1t seemed to meet the requirements
of the case, and if there was to be park
at all there must be a government for it.
After agreeing to technical amendment
the bill passed, yeas 40, nays 3. An effort
was made to proceed with the railroad at
torney bill, but by the vote of "a to 20, it
was laid over to Monday. February was
made the day for taking up the Pacific r..
r. funding bill. An executive session was
held, but the case of Gov. Church of Dakota.
was not reached, and the time was mostly
taken up over letter prepared by Mr. In
gals explaining. the rejection OF j. c. Mat
thews for recorder of deeds for the District
of Columbia, but final action was not taken
on the explanatory missive, which it is
said assumes that the rejection was not
based on the fact that Mr.. Matthews is a
black man.
HoUsE-Further effort was made to keep
ex-members, who are interested, as attor-
neys or agents in legislation pending be-
fore Congress, off the floor of the House, by
an amendment to rule "a, to that effect.
The post office appropriation bill, with the
amount of $500, 600 for inspectorships to pre-
vent frauds tbeing an increase Of 500, Zoo
for that purpose) was passed, also the Dis
t1ict Of Columbia appropriation bill.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-02-04
MINNESOTA.
The Great Winter Carnival.

During the past two weeks st. Paul h
been witnessing scenes that add fresh
chaplet to its notable record in many things
and places its winter Ice Palace Carnival
farm advance of any similar fete in the his
tory of any land that has attempted a fes
tival amid the frosts of winter and the EN-
braces OF the Ice King. Last year the mia
| tive festival was held and the
pleasure it afforded and the success
it attained was the signal for a
ued to the delight of the populace, locally,
and Of people of all,the surrounding country
Thursday, the 9th, was fixed upon for day
of great parade and the second and final
storming of the Ice Palace by the forces of
the Fire King as opposed to those of King
feet winter day, bright with sunshine,
joyous with the eleation of a happy
contented people. The railroads were taxed
| to their utmost to bring the thousands who
desired to be present. Scarce Minnesota
town was without its representatives, and
! dreds. A Chicago train brought 1900 peo-
| pie, and this is an index of the influx upon
the great day. Minneapolis sent it's thou
| sands to see and take part in the great event
| and trains ran each fifteen minutes between
the Twin Cities. The afternoon public pro-
dog trains and ponies, and winter eq1i-
pages, competing for prizes offered through
the carnival association. No sight could Be
more interesting than the display thus
made and the $4,000 people upon the streets
and avenues Of the city attested their
interest and enjoyment by the eager zest
they exhibited as each feature If the scene
passed in review. It was reserved
for the night entertainment to furnish
tho fitting and worthy climax Of the won
drous festival. In the line of procession
were fifty five clubs Of snow -shoers, &c., all
in uniform of various hues and design, led
by five or six bands of music, making a
parade of interesting proportions as they
merrily marched along. Escorted by these
local and visiting clubs was the Fire King,
Mayor Ames of Minneapolis being "a King
for day." and bearing his honors
benignly, in his fiery chariot. Arrived
at the palace grounds, these forces
gained admittance and began heir assault
upon the palace of King Borealis, led by the
works that followed was grand. The walls
bombeetes, shooting stars, boquets and Other
beautiful designs, and French dragon nests
were fred from mortars. The most beauti
cascades Of fire around tho top of the main
w seSsS ESQ pe esnas p' snd
as they burned throwing many colored
fires in every direction, representing the
burning Of the palace From one hundred
and twenty five to 1876, 600 spectators wit
messed this great feature, every available
housetop and other position for a great
| circuit around being occupied, the location
of the Ice Palace being exceedingly favor
able for this.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-02-04
Crimes.

1t turns out that the body found in the
Baltimore trunk was that of August Bohle,
a sausage peddler of New York City, who
was murdered by his partner Edward
Unger, who has been arrested. The motive
was to get possession of 81 200 in money
which the dead man had.
On Saturday large trunk was shipped
from New York to ~. A. Wilson," to
Baltimore by the Adams Express company,
and arrived Sunday. There was no call for
it, and Wednesday such an odor was
emitted from it that it was opened, reveal,
ing the body of man with feet, legs and
left arm cut off and packed in with the
body. There was no head. On the body
was calico shirt, which had on it tha
name &c. z. Arnold" Several cards were
found in the clothing bearing the name,
r. R: siegel, butcher, ThorP avenue,
Brooklyn, E. D." The body has the appear.
ance Of a young man apparently Of about
one hundred and sixty pounds
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-02-04
Political and Personal.

1t is reported from San Francisco that
Senator George Hearst is lying i'll at his resi-
dence with malarial fever. He is not con-
sldered dangerous, but it Causes much anx-
iety to his friends
The Senate, in Executive session on the
26th, rejected the nomination of Mr.
Matthews, the colored Recorder of Deeds of
the District of Columbia, who succeeded
Fred Douglas. The vote is said to have
stood, 81 for rejection and II for confirma-
ton. 1t is said President Cleveland is con
sidering the appointment of colored man
residing at Cincinnati, Ohio.
It is said that the Massachusetts senators
have objected to the confirmation of Jonas
of Wisconsin,, nominated for consul al
Prague, because Mr.. Phelps of Massachu-
sets, who was succeeded by Jonas, has made
statement that Jonas made charges as a
result Of which Phelps was removed The
grounds OF the opposition are that Jonas is
brus4ue, and that he has not the faculty OF
the diplomat. Jonas friends say that new
ertheless he will be confirmed.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-02-04
IOWA..

DR.. Schooler of Des Dimes, dean of the
Iowa college of Physicians and Surgeons,
has been arrested on an Indictment for COM
Pllicity in robbing the grave of Miss Matte
Hull at Carlisle, a few weeks ago. The gen.
eral opinion, pending full public investi-
cation is that DR.. Schooler had no know
ledge of the commission of this crime, but
that he is culpable in purchasing ''subject''
under such circumstances There is a gen
oral determination to break up the grave
robblng industry which has assumed for
midable proportions.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-02-04
Fires and Casualties.

At Dallas, Texas, on the 18th, fire broke
out in the wholesale grocery house Of T. L..
Marshall & Co., one of the largest houses in
the Southwest. The flames spread rapidly
to an adjoining business blocks, entirely
consuming three Of the finest buildings in
the city. The total loss on buildings and
stock will aggregate $400, 0o0.
On the 10Th boiler explosion occurred
in the vicinity at the Wolf & Huges oil mills
five miles from Oil Creek, Pa, MORALLY in
juring Samuel Mccormick aged fourteen,
and William Marthland aged nineteen who
were in charge Of the boiler. On the 18th, a
boiler at Harvey paper mill at Wellsburg,
w. Va, exploded killing two men and Sc
verely injuring third.